nominative

/ˈnɑm(ə)nədɪv/

Other forms: nominatives; nominatively

Definitions of nominative

1. adjective

   appointed by nomination
   synonyms: nominated

   appointed, appointive

   subject to appointment
2. adjective

   named; bearing the name of a specific person
   “nominative shares of stock”

   synonyms: nominal

   specified

   clearly and explicitly stated
3. adjective

   serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb
   “nominative noun endings”

   “predicate nominative”
4. noun

   the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
   synonyms: nominative case, subject case

   antonyms:

   oblique

   any grammatical case other than the nominative

   type of:

   case, grammatical case

   nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence